1. Check

Can I get an OnlineDivorce?

You can not get divorced in England & Wales unless you have been married for at least 1 year.

If you have not been married/civil partners for one year prior to your application and wish to separate you can apply for a judicial separation with the effect that all your marital obligations come to an end.

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

1. Check

Can I get an OnlineDivorce?

You can not get divorced in England & Wales unless you have been married for at least 1 year.

If you have not been married/civil partners for one year prior to your application and wish to separate you can apply for a judicial separation with the effect that all your marital obligations come to an end.

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Mediation is where an independent and impartial trained third party discusses issues with you and your ex spouse to try and reach an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately if required. The Mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement.

Legal aid and limited free legal help is available for mediation if you meet the criteria. For more information on mediation see:

Fixed Cost Online Divorce

Having made the difficult decision to divorce, one of the biggest worries for divorcing couples is how much is this going to cost?

Starting over is never cheap and lawyers fee’s can be expensive. That’s why we made all our services fixed fee.

“So that you know, from the start, exactly how much it will cost”

We are taught as children that it is “not polite to talk about money” but at DivorceBox we think it’s “impolite NOT to talk about money”. You should know at the beginning what something is going to cost, and what you are going to get in return.

We understand that our clients have new lives to plan, and having uncertain expenses looming on the horizon is the last thing that they need.

1.But I thought I needed a solicitor to get divorced?

The short answer is that you don’t NEED a solicitor to get divorced.

There may be circumstances in which you might want to use a solicitor to get divorced, but you don’t ‘need’ one. The majority of divorcing couples could get divorced without using a solicitor should they choose to. See: www.gov.uk/divorce/overview

Its your choice, as a couple, to use or not to use a solicitor.

Ask yourself: What do I want a solicitor to do? (If I instruct one)

Do you want a solicitor to:

Negotiate a settlement in respect of finances and childcare arrangements?

Make an application to the court, to obtain a court order (where the judge will make a decision) in respect of finances or children?

If you don’t need any of the above, and can decide as a couple:

To get divorced

What to do about any finances and children;

and that you do not want a third party making decisions for you (i.e. a judge)

Then you can obtain a divorce online.

2. How do I actually get divorced?

When people refer to ‘getting a divorce’ they are generally referring to the whole process of separating.

To get divorced you need to:

apply for a divorce using form D8

apply for a decree nisi

apply for a decree absolute

You do not need a solicitor to make these applications. All three are made by completing the respective forms, and sending them to your local court/Divorce Centre for them to be processed.

Once you have obtained the decree absolute you are officially divorced.

Arrangements about where each party lives, who gets what, what happens with the kids, and what to do with the wedding silver; are decisions that need to made during a divorce but are not actually part of the divorce application.

If you need to resolve these issues, because your spouse is being unreasonable or uncooperative, you would need to make separate applications to the court. They run alongside but are separate from the actual divorce application.

(For non-court based solutions re:finances & children, see 4. below)

Do we need to ‘go to court’ to get divorced ?

Very few divorces require a court ‘hearing’. The majority of divorces, including those involving solicitors, are dealt with without either party having to attend court.

3. What happens next? The divorce process

It is worth stating at the outset that all applications, including those made by solicitors, are dealt with on the courts/divorce centres schedule, and based on their workload at the time. As you can imagine these vary from court to court.

“There is no such thing as a ‘quick’ divorce”

Any company or solicitor promising a “quick divorce” is making promises based on a fact that they can not control, the courts schedule. It is the court/Divorce Centres schedule that determines the speed at which a divorce is granted.

On average, all going well, it takes 6 – 9 months to ‘get’ divorced, and receive the decree absolute.

4. Financial and Childcare Arrangements: Non – court based options

Mediation is where an independent and impartial third party discusses issues with you and your ex-spouse, to try and reach an agreement. The mediator does not act for any one individual and is there to assist in reaching an agreement. Mediation can be conducted separately when required.

Legal aid and limited free legal help are available for mediation if you meet the criteria.

You can start your divorce application before or whilst undertaking mediation, as the divorce process is separate to, but runs alongside the making of arrangements about finances, property and childcare.